Button: Nicholas Bamman (seat 2) – Marcus is first to act and declares all-in. Parise makes the call in the small blind for 215,000. Blumenthal folds, Parise shows Ah Jd and Marcus has Ad 5h. The flop is 8s Jh 3h, and a 6d leaves Marcus drawing dead. The meaningless river card is a Jc. The best credentialed player at the final table, Australia’s Van Marcus, is out in fourth position.

Hand 144: Nicholas Bamman

Button: Brett Parise (seat 4) – Bamman gets a walk in the big blind.

Hand 145: Brett Parise

Button: Ira Blumenthal (seat 5) – First to act, Blumenthal pops it up to 70,000, Parise then raises an extra 160,000 and Blumenthal folds.